Search Results

Searched for: paleoclimatology lecture with cait livsey
Randy Lehr and Peter Annin stand together outside the Alvord Theatre at Northland College.

Burke Center Officially Launches

…research. The reception and lecture marked the start of the Northland College Fall Fest and preceded the Harvest Trail dinner. “This is a launch that will change the world and will change this region,” said President Mike Miller who welcomed the crowd in the Alvord Theatre at Northland College. The…

Bubbles

Kraft to Speak on Wisconsin Groundwater Issues

…Lessons from the Central Sands,” as part of the Marvin Pertzik World Water Day Lecture Series, an annual lecture hosted by the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, focused on freshwater water issues. Kraft holds appointments with both the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and the…

Northland College staff working in stream

Researchers Create Model for the Great Lakes

…the inaugural presentation of the newly formed Marvin Pertzik World Water Day Lecture Series Wednesday, May 4 at Northland College. Marvin Pertzik, a St. Paul attorney, was key in assisting the Mary Livingston Griggs & Mary Griggs Burke Foundation in making a $10 million endowment to Northland College in 2015….

[POSTPONED] 2024 Summer Lecture Series at Forest Lodge—Listening to the Lakes

July 17, 2024, 6:00 pm7:00 pm

This event has been postponed. We intend to reschedule it for September 2024—check back closer to then to find the rescheduled time. Hear Peter Levi, associate director of the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, weave together the water quality story of Lake Namekagon, Garden Lake, and…

Campus

Home

Think differently. Live differently. Northland College is a private, liberal arts college with a progressive focus on the environment and sustainability. We prepare 600 students from across the United States and around the world for meaningful lives and successful careers. Founded in 1892, Northland College is located at the tip…

Great Lakes Water Wars book by Peter Annin at Northland College

The Battles That Shaped Great Lakes Water Politics

UNIVERSITY PLACE: HOW THE CONTEMPORARY BOUNDARIES OF AN ABUNDANT RESOURCE WERE FORGED IN CONTROVERSY

…environmental history. The talk, recorded for Wisconsin Public Television’s University Place, came as the city of Waukesha was in the midst of its ultimately successful bid to tap into Lake Michigan for its drinking water supply. To read the entire story and listen to Peter Annin’s lecture go to WisCONTEXT….

Students sit outside with plates of food.

Confluence: One Last Chance to Dance


…will feature northern Wisconsin’s premier seven-piece dance band, Room to Groove, Friday, May 27 on the campus mall at 7 p.m. The Confluence will be held after David Saetre’s last lecture at 4:30 p.m. and the senior champagne toast at 5:30 p.m.—on the eve before graduation. “The idea is for…

Gary Ferguson

Wolf Awareness Week Focuses on Yellowstone Wolves

…officially started in the state of Wisconsin in 1990, when less than two dozen wolves roamed the state and upper Michigan. Today, the observance is celebrated across the nation and in parts of Mexico and Canada. In addition to this presentation, TWA will host an additional lecture and two workshops….